Sensitive NYC school records discovered in public dumpster

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Date Reported:

9/6/10

Organization:

New York City Department of Education

Contractor/Consultant/Branch:

School for the Physical City High School

Location:

Manhattan, New York

Victims:

Current and former students

Number Affected:

Undisclosed “hundreds”

Types of Data:

Personal information including “psychological exams, copies of birth certificates and Social Security cards, and medical records”

Breach Description:

“Hundreds of students confidential records including psychiatric exams and Social Security numbers were dumped on the sidewalk in front of their former Manhattan high school yesterday.”